Vibrating fishing lure with frictionally fixed conductor pins

ABSTRACT

A vibrating fishing lure provides a circuit board to control application of power from a battery to an electric motor within a cavity of the lure body. The circuit board includes pin receptacles that receive conductor pins of one or more of the various components to allow the components to be plugged in and frictionally fixed to the circuit board to establish electrical connection. Furthermore, the conductor pins frictionally fixed to the circuit board may be non-corrosive so that they may be exposed to the water without corroding.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 09/906,942 filedon Jul. 18, 2001 under the title “Oscillating Fishing Lure”, by theinventor hereof, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,665,976, which is acontinuation-in-part of Ser. No. 09/740,750, filed Dec. 19, 2000, underthe title, “Battery Powered Vibrating Fishing Lure”, by the inventorhereof, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,581,319, where the contents thereof areincorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention is directed to the field of fishing lures, moreparticularly to a battery powered vibrating fishing lure providingconductor pins frictionally fixed to a circuit board.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a unique fishing lure of the type tosimulate live fish bait to attract fish to be caught. The purpose of anyfishing lure is to attract a fish by mimicking a creature which is apart of the normal diet of the fish, such as a worm, amphibian, orsmaller fish. Among the expedients taught by the prior art arearrangements for producing sounds and vibrations. For example, U.S. Pat.No. 2,552,730, to Miller, provides a leaf spring which vibrates when thefishing line is given a sudden jerk. Since the spring vibrates in thewater, however, the vibrations are of only short duration and thuseffective only if a fish is in the immediate vicinity of the lure at theinstant the spring is put in motion. U.S. Pat. No. 2,909,863, to Rectoret al., discloses a lure which produces a knocking or tapping sound, bymeans of a weight striking the walls of the hollow interior of the lure.The action of this lure depends upon movement of the lure through thewater, and, consequently, results in an erratic tapping rather thanuniform vibrations. A piezoelectric transducer powered by atransistorized oscillator circuit is utilized in the lure shown in U.S.Pat. No. 2,757,475, to Pankove.

Further, plug-type lures having internal eccentric, vibrating or buzzingmeans for producing noise and lure vibration are known in the art.Typical of these lures is the Eccentric Motion Fishing Lure described inU.S. Pat. No. 3,841,012, to Maled, which includes a lure characterizedby a hollow body which is caused to vibrate by a rotor, motor andbattery combination located inside the body cavity. The battery is wiredto the motor and drives an eccentrically mounted weight on the motoroutput shaft, which weight rotates and strikes the inside cavity of thebody to produce vibration, motion, and sound. Another similar lure ofthe plug design is the Sonic Fishing Lure described in U.S. Pat. No.3,310,902, to Godby, which lure includes a vibrating coil and breakerpoint system which are energized by a battery and activated by a switchmeans operated by tension applied to the connecting line. Buzzing orvibrating of the internal coil and breaker point system is accomplishedby pulling or jerking the line to slidably displace the switch withrespect to the lure body, and thus complete the electrical circuit.

More recent developments for vibrating lures are described in thefurther U.S. Patents, namely:

a.) U.S. Pat. No. 4,223,467, to Hodges, Jr. et al., teaches a vibratingfishing lure which includes a hollow body carrying at least one set ofhooks and a coil and breaker point vibrator combination mounted in thehollow interior of the body. The vibrator is activated by an attitudesensitive switch and is powered by a battery. The battery is removablypositioned in a cylindrically shaped carrier and sleeve located insidethe hollow body with access to the battery provided by a water tightthreaded cap.

b.) U.S. Pat. No. 4,380,132, to Atkinson, discloses a fishing lurehaving a water-tight cavity with a wire spring within the cavity, oneend of the spring being rigidly affixed to the lure body and theopposite end carrying a weight. The relationship between the cavity sizeand the weighted spring is such that the spring will oscillate freelywithin the cavity without the weight striking the cavity walls duringnormal movement of the lure through the water. Alternate forms of theinvention utilize an electronic oscillator driven transducer to producevibration of the lure body.

c.) U.S. Pat. No. 4,805,339, to Fuentes et al., relates to a sonicfishing lure having an energy source, an electrical circuit, and a sonictransducer, where are each respectively contained within chambers of agenerally hollow cylindrically-shaped fishing lure. Due to theconstruction of the fishing lure, the sound output from the fishing lureis of a greater intensity and is produced for a longer period of timethan that of prior art devices. The sound output from a coil activatorvibrating plate type of transducer is enhanced by the addition of asecond vibrating plate. A fluid connection between the outer surface ofthe sound transducer and the body of the fishing lure further enhancesand intensifies the sound output by the fishing lure.

d.) U.S. Pat. No. 6,035,574, to Ware, teaches a fishing lure forproducing vibrations of a pre-determined frequency to attract fish. Thefishing lure is provided with a streamlined body to substantiallyeliminate sound generating turbulence as the fishing lure is pulledthrough the water. The body is also provided with a shaft passingthrough the body to cause water passing through the shaft to generatevibrations of a pre-determined frequency known to attract fish. A hookis securely fastened to the body to reduce excess noise otherwiseassociated with the hook contacting the body.

e.) U.S. Pat. No. 6,047,492, to Watson et al., discloses a fishing lurehaving a battery-powered oscillator circuit positioned within awater-resistant container module that is removably inserted into aselected body module. The module is balanced to insure proper lureaction even as fish-attracting sounds and motions are generated from thecontainer module.

From the foregoing discussion it is clear that there have been manyattempts at providing the ideal fishing lure for the many fishermenlooking for the best means for attracting a fish. However, electricallypowered fishing lures such as those discussed above suffer fromdifficulty of manufacture and/or corrosion of any exposed conductorsthat are soldered to circuit boards.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present invention address the problems mentionedabove by providing an electrically powered vibrating fishing lure thatprovides frictionally fixed conductor pins. Rather than relying onsoldering, frictionally fixed conductor pins allow components of thelure to be quickly and easily attached to the circuit board to improvemanufacturing efficiency, and remain removable as well therebyfacilitating repair. Furthermore, frictionally fixed conductor pins maybe a non-corrosive material that is not solderable to the circuit boardso that any conductor pins exposed to water do not corrode over time.

An embodiment of a vibrating fishing lure includes a lure bodycomprising a cavity and a hook attached to the lure body. A battery isdisposed within the cavity, and an electric motor is also disposedwithin the cavity and configured to impart vibrations to the lure body.A first non-corrosive metal conductor is exposed from the lure body. Aprinted circuit board is disposed within the cavity and includescircuitry for powering the electric motor from the battery. The printedcircuit board includes a first pin receptacle electrically connected tothe circuitry, and the first conductor is partially disposed andfrictionally fixed within the first pin receptacle.

An embodiment of a method of vibrating a fishing lure involves providinga first exposed non-corrosive conductor in electrical contact with anelongate cylindrical battery disposed within a cavity of the fishinglure. A second exposed non-corrosive conductor is partially disposed andfrictionally fixed in a pin receptacle in electrical contact withcircuitry that controls distribution of power from the elongatecylindrical battery to an eccentrically weighted electric motor disposedwithin the cavity of the fishing lure. The fishing lure is placed inwater to pass electrical current through the water and between the firstexposed non-corrosive conductor and the second exposed non-corrosiveconductor to power the circuitry and cause power to be distributed bythe circuitry to the electric motor.

An embodiment of a vibrating fishing lure includes a lure bodycomprising a cavity and a hook attached to the lure body. A batterydisposed within the cavity, and an electric motor is also disposedwithin the cavity and is configured to impart vibrations to the lurebody. The electric motor includes first and second conductor pins forreceiving electric power. A printed circuit board is disposed within thecavity and includes circuitry for powering the electric motor from thebattery. The printed circuit board includes first and second pinreceptacles electrically connected to the circuitry, and the first andsecond conductor pins of the electric motor are at least partiallydisposed and frictionally fixed within the first and second pinreceptacles.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view, with parts removed to revealinternal details, showing a preferred fishing lure body for the lure ofthis invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the assembled fishing lure of FIG. 1.

FIGS. 3 to 5 are perspective views of a first embodiment for the presentinvention, where said first embodiment relates to a vibrating lure thatmay incorporate eccentric shaped weights for removably securing same tothe motor shaft to effect selective vibration of the first embodimentfor the fishing lure thereof.

FIG. 6 is a simplified circuitry for the preprogrammed circuit board foroperating the motor of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a simplified circuitry for the preprogrammed circuit board toeffect oscillating of the fishing lure according to a second embodimentof this invention.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are simplified sectional views of the fishing lure forthe second embodiment, showing the extent of oscillating movement,respectively, a counterclockwise movement and a clockwise movement ofthe lure thereof.

FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of a fishing lure having one half of the lurebody removed to expose the internal components and their relativeposition.

FIG. 10 shows an exploded view of the fishing lure of FIG. 9 to furtherillustrate the individual components.

FIG. 11 shows a plane view of an embodiment of a fishing lure with theinternal components visible relative to a line representing the surfaceplane of a body of water.

FIG. 12 shows an embodiment of a fishing lure having one half of thelure body removed to expose the motor and battery and their co-linearrelationship to the lure body.

FIG. 13 shows an example of circuitry for the circuit board to effectvibration and/or oscillation and to maximize the engine speed.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a locking mechanism for the removable tailsection of an embodiment of a fishing lure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

A first embodiment of this invention, the subject of said co-pendingapplication, relates to a fishing lure that emanates a randomly emittingsound producing vibration to attract fish in the water. The lure may beshaped to simulate a variety of living creatures, such as a small fish,worms, amphibians, crawdads, bugs and the like, where a preferredembodiment is that of a small fish. The first embodiment for the fishinglure will now be described with regard to the FIGS. 1-6, where likereference numerals represent like components or features throughout thevarious views.

FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate an exemplary fishing lure 10 according to thefirst embodiment of the present invention. The fishing lure 10 comprisesa body 12 to simulate one of the types of living creatures noted above,and includes a hollow, central body portion 14, and a pair of hollow endportions 16, 18, threadably engaging in water tight relationship withrespective ends of said central body portion 14. Internally disposedwithin the cavity 20 of said central body portion is a D.C. motor 22electrically connected to a programmed microprocessor 24, as moreclearly defined later, and a battery source 26, such as one or a pair ofrechargeable 1.5 to 3 volt lithium or alkaline batteries, as known inthe art, preferably disposed in one of said end portions 18.

Extending from said D.C. motor 22 is a rotatable shaft 28 having a freeend 30 mounting a weighted and unbalancing element 32 to effectvibration of the lure 10 when the D.C. motor is operable. To ensure theproper degree of vibration, the unbalancing element 32 may assume avariety of shapes, where three exemplary shapes are illustrated in FIGS.3 to 5. The preferred shapes are arcuate in configuration with a radialextent of about 900 to about 270°, however it should be understood thatthis radial extent may vary as desired by the fisherman to maximize orminimize the vibration. FIG. 3 shows a quarter section, i.e. 90°, thatmay be desired to effect a maximum vibration, such as on a rainy orwindy day where greater disturbance or action of the lure is desired.FIG. 4 illustrates a half section that may be used on calmer days,whereas FIG. 5 shows a three fourth section that provides minimumvibration, such as in quiet or calm still waters when finesse fishing isthe order of the day. In each case, where the respective unbalancingelements 32 are preferably formed of plastic, or the like, the elements32 include a shaft receiving slot 34 for snap engaging said free end ofthe rotatable shaft 28. This allows for the easy replacement of theweighted element 32 as the weather and fishing conditions may exist ordictate.

The brains of the fishing lure is the programmable microprocessor 24.The microprocessor may take the form of a stable timing circuit, such asa ThC555 Timer circuit, as manufactured by Archer and available fromRadio Shack, a division of Tandy Corporation. The preferred timingcircuit is a monolithic timing circuit fabricated using the LinCMOSprocess, where LinCMOS is a trademark for a silicon-gate IC process byTexas Instruments. The timing circuit includes a high-impedance inputthat is capable of producing accurate time delays and oscillations, andcan achieve both monostable and astable operation. In the preferredlatter operation, where the circuit includes a single capacitor and apair of resistors, once the capacitor is charged, the capacitor releasesits stored energy through a PNP transistor that acts as a switch to senddirect power from the battery source 26 to the D.C. motor 22. Besides amanual switch operating in association with the PNP transistor, as knownin the art, an automatic switching means may be incorporated into thelure 10. Alternatively, an automatic switching mechanism may beincorporated into the fishing lure in the form of a pair of electrodes36, see FIGS. 1 and 2, that are exposed externally at leads 38. When thefishing lure is submersed in water, the water completes the electricalcircuit between the respective leads, thus switching the circuit to ONto effect vibration of the fishing lure 10, see further the simplifiedcircuit board of FIG. 6. The programmable microprocessor is operable toeffect an automatic, intermittent or timed delay operation of the D.C.motor 22.

Returning to FIGS. 1 and 2, the respective hollow end portions 16, 18include cavities 40, 42 to which may be added weights, as desired, tocontrol the depth of the fishing lure 10, or buoyancy thereof. Forexample, no weights may be needed for a top floating lure, or selectiveweights may be used to control the depth of the lure. Additionally,externally the respective end portions may include eyelets 44 to whichhook assemblies 46 may be removably attached.

FIG. 7 illustrates a simplified circuit board for controlling andoperating the oscillating action of the fishing lure according to thesecond embodiment. Before discussing the circuitry, it will be notedthat the body of the fishing lure, according to the second embodiment,may take the shape of the lure as described above. As a consequence, thefurther description will be limited to the operation of the oscillatingmechanism. Turning now to the circuit, the circuit works by flipping thepolarity of the voltage across the motor 50 back and forth. With everypulse from the output of the 555 timer 52, as described above, thepolarity across the motor 50 flips so that the motor will run clockwisewith one pulse of the 555 timer and then counter clockwise with the nextpulse. The flipping of the polarity of the motor is controlled by aD-flip flop 54, as known in the art. The flip flop is configured suchthat each time it is clocked, that is each time a pulse from the 555timer is received, the Q and Q-outputs change state. The Q and Q-outputsare always in the opposite state from each other, for example, if Q ishigh, then Q- is low. The Q and Q-outputs then control switches 56, 58,such as transistor switches, as known in the art, to select the voltagepolarity across the motor 50. The switches 56, 58 swap in and out 3V andGND on the negative side of the motor. Note that the switches are neverboth closed at the same time because they are controlled by Q and Q-which are always in an opposite state from each other. When GND isconnected to the negative side of the motor, current flows into thepositive side, through the motor, and into GND. When 3V is connected tothe negative side of the motor 50, current flows into the negative side,through the motor, and into 1.5V to thereby reverse the motion of themotor.

It was discovered that when the current to the motor shuts off, thefishing lure continues to move from side to side, see FIGS. 8A and 8Bshowing the oscillating movement to be experienced by the fishing lureaccording to the second embodiment hereof This movement is caused by thetorque of the motor shutting down, where a preferred running time is 1.5seconds ON, and 0.5 seconds OFF. Further, during the initial activationof the fishing lure in the clockwise direction there is rotationalmovement with lateral sway and slight flexion and extension also. Toincrease the overall movement of the fishing lure the motor switchesdirection at a point when the lure is swinging back in a clockwisedirection creating additional force, thus providing more movement forthe lure.

FIG. 9 shows a view of one embodiment of a fishing lure 900 with onehalf of the lure body removed. The remaining lure body half 902 is shownand the relative placement of components within the lure body can beseen. The lure 900 includes an elongated cylindrical battery 906 such asan AAAA size battery. As can be seen, the elongated battery has a lengththat is substantially greater than the diameter. Similarly, the lure 900includes an elongated electric motor 920, and the lure body itself iselongated.

The battery 906 is held in place by ribs 904 within the cavity of thelure body. The ribs 904 mate with symmetrical ribs from the other lurebody half to form an aperture that the battery 906 is positioned within.A removable tail section 928 has a threaded engagement 930 with the lurebody and holds the batter within the body. An O-ring 932 is providedbetween the tail section 928 and lure body to provide a water-tightseal.

The battery 906 can be removed from the lure 900, such as to berecharged if a rechargeable battery is used or to be replaced with a newbattery 906. The tail section 928 is disengaged from the lure body 902and the battery 906 can be pulled from the cavity through the aperturein the ribs 904. A battery can be installed by removing the tail section928 if not already removed and inserting the battery through theapertures of the ribs 904 into the cavity until the battery abuts thecircuit board 914. The tail section 928 is then reinstalled onto thelure body to hold the battery 906 in place.

An electrical conductor 936 passes through the tail section and contactsthe battery 906 at one end 934 and is exposed beyond the end of the tailsection at the other end 938. One end 934 is spring shaped to provide abias against the battery 906 and thereby maintain physical andelectrical contact with the end of the battery 906 that serves as abattery electrode. The other end 938 is exposed so that it contactswater and provides one terminal of a water switch as shown in FIG. 6 andFIG. 13 discussed below. The end 938 may be designed as a loop to allowa hook or fishing line to be attached. The conductor 936 may be made ofa non-corrosive material such as stainless steel so that exposure towater does not corrode the terminal.

The can of the battery 906 serves as the same electrode as the endcontacting the conductor 936. Therefore, another conductor 908 is usedto contact the can of the battery 906 to provide a direct connection ofthis battery electrode to a circuit board 914. This direct connection isused to supply current from the battery 906 to the motor 920 withoutpassing the current though a water switch so that voltage to drive themotor 920 is not decreased due to the resistance of the water. However,until the water switch completes the circuit, the control circuit doesnot receive power and therefore (see FIG. 6 or FIG. 13) does not permitcurrent to flow to the electric motor 920 so that battery life is saved.

When in water, current flows between conductor 938 and conductor 916 toactivate the timer control circuit. The circuit then controls the flowof current through the conductor 908 that is directed by the circuit tothe motor 920. Although in the embodiment shown the current provided tothe motor 920 does not flow through water, it may be desirable to use amotor 920 with a relatively low winding resistance when using anelongated battery such as a AAAA size that produces a relatively lowvoltage such as 1.5 volts. Providing a lower winding resistance such asapproximately 3 ohms provides increased vibration of the lure bymaintaining an increased amount of electrical current in the winding.

An electrical conductor 916 forms the other terminal of the waterswitch, and may also be formed into a loop that can be attached to ahook or fishing line. This conductor 916 may also be made of anon-corrosive material. However, this conductor 916 connects directly tothe circuit board 914 as does the conductor 908. To ease the manufactureand/or repair of the lure 900, the circuit board 914 includes pinreceptacles 910, 912, and 918 that receive the conductor pins ofconductor 908 and conductor 916. The pin receptacles have solderedelectrical connections to the circuit board 914.

The conductors are pressed into the pin receptacles 910, 912, and 918and are frictionally fixed within the receptacles. Therefore, theconductors can be easily inserted or removed and no soldering isrequired, thereby enabling non-corrosive materials to be used as theconductor pins. Examples of pin conductors are those manufactured byMill-Max® Manufacturing of Oyster Bay, N.Y.

The electric motor 920 is eccentrically weighted by carrying aneccentric weight 922 on the motor shaft. The electric motor 920 is heldin place by ribs 924 extending from the lure body halves. The electricmotor 920 has two conductors that are electrically connected to thecircuit board 914, such as by being frictionally fixed within additionalpin receptacles.

The lure 900 contains additional features such as a front loop 926 thatcan receive a hook or fishing line. Also, the lure 900 includes a bill940 that causes the lure 900 to dive when pulled forward in water.

FIG. 10 shows an exploded view of a complete lure 1000. The lure 1000contains the same components as the lure of FIG. 9. The ribs 904 and 924are more visible in FIG. 10, and it can be seen that the ribs 904 whenmated with ribs from the opposing lure body half provide an aperturethat receives the battery 906. Also more clearly shown, the battery 906includes a can 944 forming one electrode and a tip 946 forming anotherelectrode. The electrode 946 directly contacts a conductor on thecircuit board 914.

FIG. 10 shows the other half 929 of the tail section that includesthreads 933 that match threads 931 of tail half 928. These threadsengage the threads 942 of the lure body half 902. The lure 1000 includesa lure body half 901 that mates to the lure body half 902. The lure bodyhalf 901 includes a bill 941 that adjoins the bill 940.

FIG. 11 shows an embodiment of a fishing lure 1100 that is configured toprovide maximum ripple on the surface plane 1110 of water that the lure1100 floats upon. The lure 1100 includes a lure body 1102 housing anelongated battery 1104 that powers an eccentrically weighted electricmotor 1106. The motor 1106 has an eccentric weight 1108 attached to itsshaft. As shown, the lure 1100 floats on the water and the eccentricweight 1108 lies within the surface plane 1110 of the water.

When the motor is energized, such as by activation of the circuits ofFIG. 6, FIG. 7, or FIG. 13, the eccentric weight 1108 rotates to impartvibrations to the lure body 1102. The vibrations are most severe at thepoint on the lure body 1102 where the eccentric weight 1108 is mostclosely located. Thus, by positioning the weight 1108 at the surfaceplane 1110, the amount of resulting ripple on the water surface ismaximized. The lure 1100 is configured to float so that the weight 1108lies within the surface plane 1110 by balancing the weight distributionproperly. If the eccentric weight 1108 lies below the surface plane1110, additional weight may be placed in the tail section 1112 to bringthe eccentric weight 1108 upward to the surface plane 1110.

FIG. 12 shows an embodiment of a lure 1200 that maximizes the flashingof the lure, and one half of the lure body has been removed to show therelationship of the internal components. Flashing is the rotation aboutthe longitudinal axis of the lure body, such as shown in FIGS. 8A and8B. Flashing provides the intermittent reflection of light striking thelure body to a particular point in the water, which further simulateslive bait. To maximize the flashing, the weight of the lure 1200 ispositioned about a single longitudinal axis 1208 of the lure body 1202.

The electric motor 1206 has a longitudinal axis that is substantiallycolinear with the longitudinal axis 1208. Likewise, the battery 1204 hasa longitudinal axis that is substantially co-linear with thelongitudinal axis 1208. Also, the eccentric weight 1212 of the motor1206 rotates about the longitudinal axis 1208. The balancing of weightabout the longitudinal axis 1208 results in increased rotation of thelure body about the axis 1208 during the activation of the motor 1206.Thus, this arrangement aids flashing when continuously energizing themotor 1206 in one direction, when intermittently energizing the motor1206 in one direction, or when intermittently reversing the direction ofrotation of the motor 1206.

As shown, the lure 1200 includes aspects previously discussed. A tailsection 1214 is included and engages the lure body. A circuit board 1210controls the activation of the motor. Mounting studs 1210 may be used tolock one half of the lure body to the other half.

FIG. 13 shows an alternative to the circuit of FIG. 6 to provideintermittent power from a battery in the lure body to the eccentricallyweighted motor also in the lure body. As shown in FIG. 13, the PNPtransistor 1302 used to switch power on and off between the battery andthe motor 1304 is placed between the positive battery node 1306 and themotor 1304, rather than between the motor 1304 and the negative node1308. The circuit of FIG. 6 provides the PNP transistor between themotor and the negative node.

FIG. 14 shows a locking feature for the connection of the tail section1404 to the lure body 1402 for one embodiment of a lure. The lure tail1404 has threads 1408 than engage threads 1406 in the opening of thelure body 1402. The tail section 1404 also has nubs 1410, and the lurebody 1402 has indentions 1412. Upon threading the lure tail 1404 intothe lure body 1402, the nubs 1410 eventually engage the indentions 1412to resist further tightening of the tail 1404 to the body 1402 andthereby lock the tail 1404 to the body 1402. It will be appreciated thatthe locking mechanism may conversely provide nubs 1410 on the lure body1402 and indentions on the tail 1404.

It is recognized that changes, variations and modifications may be madeto the fishing lure of this invention, particularly by those skilled inthe art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.Accordingly, no limitation is intended to be imposed on this invention,except as set forth in the accompanying claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A vibrating fishing lure, comprising: a lure bodycomprising a cavity; a hook attached to the lure body; a batterydisposed within the cavity; an electric motor disposed within the cavityand configured to impart vibrations to the lure body; a firstnon-corrosive metal conductor exposed from the lure body; a printedcircuit board disposed within the cavity, the printed circuit boardincluding circuitry for powering the electric motor from the battery,the printed circuit board comprising a first pin receptacle electricallyconnected to the circuitry, wherein the first non-corrosive metalconductor is partially disposed and frictionally fixed within the firstpin receptacle; a tail section mated to the lure body; and a secondnon-corrosive metal conductor exposed from the tail section and inelectrical contact with a first electrode of the battery; a third metalconductor in electrical contact with a first electrode of the battery,and wherein the printed circuit board further comprises a second pinreceptacle electrically connected to the circuitry and the third metalconductor is partially disposed and frictionally fixed within the secondpin receptacle.
 2. The vibrating fishing lure of claim 1, wherein thesecond non-corrosive metal conductor comprises a spring that biases thebattery.
 3. The vibrating fishing lure of claim 1, wherein a lockingmechanism is disposed between the tail section and the lure body.
 4. Thevibrating fishing lure of claim 1, further comprising: a first andsecond motor lead, wherein the printed circuit board further comprisesthird and fourth pin receptacles electrically connected to thecircuitry, and wherein the first motor lead is partially disposed andfrictionally fixed within the third pin receptacle and the second motorlead is partially disposed and frictionally fixed within the fourth pinreceptacle.
 5. The vibrating fishing lure of claim 1, wherein thecircuitry is configured to intermittently reverse the polarity of powerapplied to the electric motor.
 6. A vibrating fishing lure, comprising:a lure body comprising a cavity; a hook attached to the lure body; abattery disposed within the cavity; an electric motor disposed withinthe cavity and configured to impart vibrations to the lure body, theelectric motor including first and second conductor pins for receivingelectric power; a printed circuit board disposed within the cavity, theprinted circuit board including circuitry for powering the electricmotor from the battery, the printed circuit board comprising a first andsecond pin receptacles electrically connected to the circuitry, whereinthe first and second conductor pins of the electric motor are at leastpartially disposed and frictionally fixed within the first and secondpin receptacles; a third pin receptacle on the circuit board andelectrically connected to the circuitry; and a first non-corrosive metalconductor at least partially exposed from the lure body that isfrictionally fixed within the third pin receptacle.
 7. The vibratingfishing lure of claim 6, further comprising: a tail section mated to thelure body; a second non-corrosive metal conductor exposed from the tailsection and in electrical contact with a first electrode of the battery.8. The vibrating fishing lure of claim 7, wherein the secondnon-corrosive metal conductor comprises a spring that biases thebattery.
 9. The vibrating fishing lure of claim 7, wherein a lockingmechanism is disposed between the tail section and the lure body. 10.The vibrating fishing lure of claim 6, further comprising: a secondmetal conductor in electrical contact with a first electrode of thebattery, and wherein printed circuit board further comprises a fourthpin receptacle electrically connected to the circuitry and the secondmetal conductor is partially disposed and frictionally fixed within thefourth pin receptacle.
 11. The vibrating fishing lure of claim 6,wherein the circuitry is configured to intermittently reverse thepolarity of DC power applied to the electric motor.
 12. The vibratingfishing lure of claim 6, wherein the battery is cylindrical andelongated.